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It costs more to produce poultry in Ghana than to import - Bryan Acheampong

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  • Gyatase 2 months ago

    This government is truly NATO, No action talk only. This government does not understand "Adze wo fie a, oye" principle. So long as we don't have critical volume, so long will prices be out of sight. Until there is promotion ...
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  • AGBESI KWASI 2 months ago

    Bryan Acheampong now says that cost of living for the chicks in Ghana is high, how much more the human being. Chicken self cannot afford a three square meal. What a Ghana?

  • Koo 2 months ago

    We have the men indeed,they always talk bulshit,not even one sensible statement,why cant we also make it more accesible and chesp ? So we can eat our fresh produce than dead once ?

  • GOLD 2 months ago

    GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE PRIORITY AND INVEST MORE IN OUR LOCAL PRODUCTS,PERIOD!!!!!!!
    MANY FOREIGN COMPANIES ARE VERY AGRESSIVE TO SELL
    OR EXPORT THEIR PRODUCTS,MAKING US DEPENDENT UPON
    THEM,AS IF THEY ARE DOING US GOOD.FORE ...
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  • Nico van Staalduinen 2 months ago

    Ghs in a is not and will probably never be able to produce Chicken at competitive prices. Meaning our consumers are paying too much for one of the cheapest meats to produce. Better is to replace (export) the import with food ...
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  • Because ok useless greedy politicians 2 months ago

    All the problems of this country lies at the door of useless incompetent and corrupt politicians who only think about their selfish greed and don’t care about the country. No leadership, no direction, no hope.

  • JOJO 2 months ago

    Leaders that are lamenting about problems instead of doing their duties.

  • Noble 2 months ago

    Then make it less costly to produce, that's one among many reasons you are put there!!!!!!

  • Ohene 2 months ago

    As an Agricultural Minister, what measures have you taken to help the local poultry farmers to compete strongly with the imported poultry. The answer will be no funds, but meanwhile the government has funds to pay your ex-gra ...
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  • Kwame 2 months ago

    Politicians! Hmm. Lawyers and security people heading very important sectors of our economy what do you expect? Underdevelopment.

  • Nico van Staalduinen 2 months ago

    For the first time someone is talking sense about chicken production in Ghana.

  • Always Importing 2 months ago

    In the good old days we hard Agriculture Ministry
    producing and selling Meat, Palm oil, Vegetable and more at control prices. But the Importers killed the idea so that they can import from China and other places. Look at our ...
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  • Nana Addo 2 months ago

    Because Ghana is a dumping ground. American an European farmers are given subsidies and they produce more and dump the excess on us. There are farmers we can use for example, Apostle Kwadwo Safo has all we need which is also ...
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  • TonyB 2 months ago

    Why tell us this after almost 8 year of your so-called planting for food and jobs. This Government is really the most useless in the country,s history. What they know best is lies and propaganda and waist of the countries sca ...
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  • ofi Adu 2 months ago

    Bryan Acheampong, as a minister and an Mp you shouldn't put this in public. But rather put this before parliamentary commitee to explain and address it. The importation of foreign chickens into Ghana is done mostly by the Mps ...
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  • Timbuktu pride 2 months ago

    They don’t know and understand how to solve a problem rather to make more problems , that’s politicians for you. They prefer importing dead chickens infested with all sorts of diseases to kill us instead of investing on t ...
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  • Joko 2 months ago

    Why are Ghanaians so foolish? aaaba. They don’t even read but just go out to insult. Read read and read before u open your stinking mouths

  • Zanu 2 months ago

    The guys are only talkers not do-wers. We all know these problems exist long ago and thus why we voted for you to solve the problems. If after almost 8yrs you are still talking about problems then master with all due respec ...
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  • Gyan gyebi 2 months ago

    So none of the commentator is willing to go into the poultry business with me, to try and close the demand v supply gap?

  • Gyan gyebi 2 months ago

    Biggest costs for chicken farms is the feed cost, the electricity cost and veterinary services.

    In an environment with daily temperatures above 90F, you will be running fans 24/7. Workers are also thieves

  • Truth 2 months ago

    What is he solving. We know this already. We build country with thinkers and not rehashing issues ministers

  • Dongo Yaro 2 months ago

    So you are not ready to implement IMPORT SUBSTITUTION POLICIES ??? How can you save the cedi depreciation ??? Boast maize

  • .com 2 months ago

    Forgotten the other benefits of getting manure for crop production,feathers for pillow and above all more rich quality chicken meat not soaked in deadly preservatives and meat with fat level not above human consumption levels ...
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